========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3458-1 October 23, 2017
icu vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 17.10 - Ubuntu 17.04 - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - Ubuntu 14.04 LTS Summary: ICU could be made to crash or run arbitrary code as your login if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - icu: International Components for Unicode library Details: It was discovered that ICU incorrectly handled certain inputs. If an application using ICU processed crafted data, a remote attacker could possibly cause it to crash or potentially execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user invoking the program. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 17.10: libicu57 57.1-6ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 17.04: libicu57 57.1-5ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libicu55 55.1-7ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libicu52 52.1-3ubuntu0.7 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3458-1 CVE-2017-14952 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-6ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/57.1-5ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/55.1-7ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/icu/52.1-3ubuntu0.7
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